The Family Roe: An American Story

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First edition
Author	Joshua Prager
Language	English
Genre	Nonfiction; biography
Published	September 14, 2021 (W. W. Norton & Company)
Publication place	United States
Pages	672 pages (Hardcover edition)
ISBN	978-0-393-24772-5

The Family Roe: An American Story is a 2021 book, written by Joshua Prager. The book is a biographical account of Norma McCorvey, known as "Jane Roe" in the 1973 landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade. The Roe case, which established a woman's constitutional right to an abortion, is one of the most controversial opinions in American jurisprudence.^[1] The Family Roe was a finalist for the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction.^{[citation needed]}